Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities

Douglas County had the highest traffic fatalities of 93 counties in 2019, at 37. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 1 and the figure for Nebraska was 248. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 3 countAntelope County: 0 countArthur County: 0 countBanner County: 0 countBlaine County: 0 countBoone County: 1 countBox Butte County: 3 countBoyd County: 0 countBrown County: 0 countBuffalo County: 5 countBurt County: 2 countButler County: 1 countCass County: 14 countCedar County: 5 countChase County: 1 countCherry County: 2 countCheyenne County: 2 countClay County: 2 countColfax County: 2 countCuming County: 1 countCuster County: 2 countDakota County: 1 countDawes County: 1 countDawson County: 5 countDeuel County: 1 countDixon County: 0 countDodge County: 9 countDouglas County: 37 countDundy County: 0 countFillmore County: 1 countFranklin County: 1 countFrontier County: 1 countFurnas County: 0 countGage County: 2 countGarden County: 1 countGarfield County: 1 countGosper County: 0 countGrant County: 0 countGreeley County: 0 countHall County: 8 countHamilton County: 2 countHarlan County: 0 countHayes County: 0 countHitchcock County: 0 countHolt County: 0 countHooker County: 0 countHoward County: 3 countJefferson County: 3 countJohnson County: 1 countKearney County: 4 countKeith County: 2 countKeya Paha County: 1 countKimball County: 3 countKnox County: 0 countLancaster County: 24 countLincoln County: 7 countLogan County: 0 countLoup County: 0 countMcPherson County: 0 countMadison County: 7 countMerrick County: 2 countMorrill County: 7 countNance County: 1 countNemaha County: 1 countNuckolls County: 0 countOtoe County: 2 countPawnee County: 1 countPerkins County: 2 countPhelps County: 1 countPierce County: 1 countPlatte County: 7 countPolk County: 2 countRed Willow County: 1 countRichardson County: 1 countRock County: 0 countSaline County: 6 countSarpy County: 22 countSaunders County: 4 countScotts Bluff County: 3 countSeward County: 5 countSheridan County: 0 countSherman County: 0 countSioux County: 0 countStanton County: 2 countThayer County: 0 countThomas County: 0 countThurston County: 0 countValley County: 1 countWashington County: 2 countWayne County: 1 countWebster County: 0 countWheeler County: 0 countYork County: 1 count
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count, 2019. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Douglas County: 37 countDouglas County37Lancaster County: 24 countLancaster County24Sarpy County: 22 countSarpy County22Cass County: 14 countCass County14Dodge County: 9 countDodge County9Hall County: 8 countHall County8Lincoln County: 7 countLincoln County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Morrill County: 7 countMorrill County7Platte County: 7 countPlatte County7Saline County: 6 countSaline County6Buffalo County: 5 countBuffalo County5Cedar County: 5 countCedar County5Dawson County: 5 countDawson County5Seward County: 5 countSeward County5Kearney County: 4 countKearney County4Saunders County: 4 countSaunders County4Adams County: 3 countAdams County3Box Butte County: 3 countBox Butte County3Howard County: 3 countHoward County3Jefferson County: 3 countJefferson County3Kimball County: 3 countKimball County3Scotts Bluff County: 3 countScotts Bluff County3Burt County: 2 countBurt County2Cherry County: 2 countCherry County2Cheyenne County: 2 countCheyenne County2Clay County: 2 countClay County2Colfax County: 2 countColfax County2Custer County: 2 countCuster County2Gage County: 2 countGage County2Hamilton County: 2 countHamilton County2Keith County: 2 countKeith County2Merrick County: 2 countMerrick County2Otoe County: 2 countOtoe County2Perkins County: 2 countPerkins County2Polk County: 2 countPolk County2Stanton County: 2 countStanton County2Washington County: 2 countWashington County2Boone County: 1 countBoone County1Butler County: 1 countButler County1Douglas County: 37 countDouglas County37Lancaster County: 24 countLancaster County24Sarpy County: 22 countSarpy County22Cass County: 14 countCass County14Dodge County: 9 countDodge County9Hall County: 8 countHall County8Lincoln County: 7 countLincoln County7Madison County: 7 countMadison County7Morrill County: 7 countMorrill County7Platte County: 7 countPlatte County7Saline County: 6 countSaline County6Buffalo County: 5 countBuffalo County5Cedar County: 5 countCedar County5Dawson County: 5 countDawson County5Seward County: 5 countSeward County5Kearney County: 4 countKearney County4Saunders County: 4 countSaunders County4Adams County: 3 countAdams County3Box Butte County: 3 countBox Butte County3Howard County: 3 countHoward County3Jefferson County: 3 countJefferson County3Kimball County: 3 countKimball County3Scotts Bluff County: 3 countScotts Bluff County3Burt County: 2 countBurt County2Cherry County: 2 countCherry County2Cheyenne County: 2 countCheyenne County2Clay County: 2 countClay County2Colfax County: 2 countColfax County2Custer County: 2 countCuster County2Gage County: 2 countGage County2Hamilton County: 2 countHamilton County2Keith County: 2 countKeith County2Merrick County: 2 countMerrick County2Otoe County: 2 countOtoe County2Perkins County: 2 countPerkins County2Polk County: 2 countPolk County2Stanton County: 2 countStanton County2Washington County: 2 countWashington County2Boone County: 1 countBoone County1Butler County: 1 countButler County1
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Douglas County37-15.9%
2Lancaster County24+33.3%
3Sarpy County22+120%
4Cass County14+133.3%
5Dodge County9+350%
6Hall County8+60%
7Lincoln County7+600%
7Madison County7-12.5%
7Morrill County7+250%
7Platte County7+600%
11Saline County6+500%
12Buffalo County5-28.6%
12Cedar County5+150%
12Dawson County50%
12Seward County5-61.5%
16Kearney County4n/a
16Saunders County4+33.3%
18Adams County3-57.1%
18Box Butte County3n/a
18Howard County30%
18Jefferson County3n/a
18Kimball County30%
18Scotts Bluff County3-40%
24Burt County2+100%
24Cherry County20%
24Cheyenne County2+100%
24Clay County20%
24Colfax County2-50%
24Custer County2+100%
24Gage County2-50%
24Hamilton County2-33.3%
24Keith County2-60%
24Merrick County2+100%
24Otoe County2-33.3%
24Perkins County2n/a
24Polk County2+100%
24Stanton County2+100%
24Washington County2n/a
39Boone County1n/a
39Butler County1-50%
39Chase County1-50%
39Cuming County1-66.7%
39Dakota County1n/a
39Dawes County1-50%
39Deuel County10%
39Fillmore County10%
39Franklin County10%
39Frontier County1n/a
39Garden County10%
39Garfield County10%
39Johnson County1n/a
39Keya Paha County1n/a
39Nance County1n/a
39Nemaha County1-50%
39Pawnee County1n/a
39Phelps County10%
39Pierce County1-66.7%
39Red Willow County1-66.7%
39Richardson County10%
39Valley County1n/a
39Wayne County1-75%
39York County1-91.7%
63Antelope County0n/a
63Arthur County0n/a
63Banner County0n/a
63Blaine County0n/a
63Boyd County0n/a
63Brown County0-100%
63Dixon County0n/a
63Dundy County0-100%
63Furnas County0n/a
63Gosper County0-100%
63Grant County0n/a
63Greeley County0n/a
63Harlan County0-100%
63Hayes County0n/a
63Hitchcock County0n/a
63Holt County0-100%
63Hooker County0n/a
63Knox County0-100%
63Logan County0-100%
63Loup County0-100%
63McPherson County0n/a
63Nuckolls County0n/a
63Rock County0-100%
63Sheridan County0-100%
63Sherman County0n/a
63Sioux County0n/a
63Thayer County0-100%
63Thomas County0n/a
63Thurston County0n/a
63Webster County0-100%
63Wheeler County0n/a

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About this ranking

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities, 2019. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2019.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Nebraska by traffic fatalities, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2019/National/FARS2019NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/nebraska-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Douglas County, with 37 in 2019, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Wheeler County, with 0 in 2019.

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